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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

367 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0joannecenera's review
fiction contemporary historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

219 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0joannecenera's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

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fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All by Sumiko Arai

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All #1

Sumiko Arai

200 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0joannecenera's review
fiction lgbtqia+ manga romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

275 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0joannecenera's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
Babel by R.F. Kuang

Babel

R.F. Kuang

560 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Our Beloved Summer by Lee Naeun

Our Beloved Summer

Our Beloved Summer

Lee Naeun

300 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

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fiction manga romance funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

208 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

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fiction classics literary adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ursula K. Le Guin

19 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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fiction classics fantasy science fiction short stories dark reflective fast-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

206 pages • first pub 1950 (editions) user-added

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fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced